The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine /

This is a revised and expanded edtion of a classic in palliative medicine, originally published in 1991. With three added chapters and a new preface summarizing our progress in the area of pain management, this is a must-have for those in palliative medicine and hospice care.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cassell, Eric J., 1928-2021
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Medicine > Philosophy. Suffering. Physician and patient. Palliative treatment. Goal (Psychology) Patient participation. Philosophy, Medical Medicine Patients > psychology Physician's Role Stress, Psychological Palliative Care Pain Management Chronic Disease > therapy Palliative Care > methods Physician-Patient Relations Dehumanization Ethics, Medical Goals Patient Participation Personhood Médecine > Philosophie. Souffrance. Relations médecin-patient. Soins palliatifs. Stress. Déshumanisation. Éthique médicale. But (Psychologie) Participation des patients. Patient participation Medicine > Philosophy Palliative treatment Physician and patient Suffering Arts-patiënt-relatie. Patiënten. Lijden. Geneeskunde. Filosofische aspecten. Palliatieve behandeling. Analgesie. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Ideas in conflict: the rise and fall of new views of disease
The changing concept of the ideal physician
The nature of suffering
Suffering in chronic illness
The mysterious relationship between doctor and patient
How to understand diseases
The pursuit of disease or the care of the sick?
Treating the disease, the body, or the patient
The doctor and the patient
Who is this person?
The measure of the person
The clinician's experience: power versus magic in medicine
Mind and body
The illness called dying
Pain and suffering
Epilogue: the care of the suffering patient.